Chat with your fellow Imgurians on the Imgur apps!

Brace yourselves. Messaging is here.

The Imgur team is thrilled to announce that one of our most highly requested features is now available in the latest version of the Imgur apps! (It's also gotten a major overhaul on desktop.)
Chat allows you to easily send GIFs, posts, emoji, and, of course, messages to other Imgurians. There are several ways to start chatting: visit a user profile, chat via comment, tap the share icon, or head straight to the chat and search for a username.

Have fun and spread love as you chat.

Open to chatting? Leave a comment below to let people know. Try sending a 'Hello' GIF to get a conversation started with someone. Other things that make friendships happen are pizza, cats doing things, people falling down, dance party GIFs, and obscure movie references. Don't be shy now.

Never miss a great post from your favorite Imgurians.

You'll also notice a small + symbol next to usernames on the apps on posts and in profiles. By tapping the +, you'll be notified when that user makes a post that reaches Most Viral. You can check on the Imgurians you follow from within your profile. No one else can see who you're following, and overall follower counts do not appear.
For more detailed info on these updates, check out the blog: http://blog.imgur.com/?p=10626

Happy chatting!

Don't forget, you'll need to update to the latest app version, which is rolling out now to the app stores throughout the day, to see the updates. We hope these two new features will help Imgurians stay connected, and we're looking forward to hearing what you think. Enjoy!